MLS Study Guide Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025

MLS Study Guide Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Define precipitation - ANSWERSantigen-antibody complex where the antigen is free or soluble (lattice structure). Define agglutination - ANSWERSantigen-antibody complex where antigen is bound to particle or cell (insoluble). Define affinity - ANSWERSamount of initial attraction between antibody (fab site) and corresponding antigen (epitope). Define avidity - ANSWERSsum of all attractive forces between antigen and antibody. What does avidity measure - ANSWERSmeasures overall stability of antigen-antibody complex. List the bonds that occur between antigens and antibodies - ANSWERSIonic, hydrogen, hydrophobic, and Van Waals forces. What is the Law of mass action? - ANSWERSStates that free reactants are in equilibrium with bound reactants. True or False: A lower K2 and Higher K1 has a stronger affinity - ANSWERStrue What is the difference between prozone, zone of equivalence, and postzone? - ANSWERSProzone: excess antibodies Zone of equivalence: right amount of antigens and antibodies. Forms a lattice structure. Postzone: excess antigens